Special Showing in St. Augustine, September 30

Good news for DNWA supporters in North Florida. There will be a special showing of the newly remastered broadcast version of Dare Not Walk Alone at 7PM on Saturday, September 30, in Saint Augustine, at the Galimore Center, 399 Riberia St. to raise funds for the planned civil rights memorial in the city.

General admission is $5. Preferred seating is available for $10. All proceeds will benefit the civil rights memorial. Tickets can be obtained by calling Barbara Vickers at 829-5649, Carolyn Smith at 829-2618, or Glenda Bailey-Mershon at 377-1323.

This will be the first public showing of the special one hour broadcast version of Dare Not Walk Alone which director Jeremy Dean created to help get the documentary shown on television. According to Jeremy, this version "retains the full spirit and import of the 70 minute theatrical version while meeting the requirements of broadcasters like HBO." In addition, this version is of much higher technical quality than earlier versions, having been created in the world class post-production studios of Crawford Communications of Atlanta, who generously devoted a great deal of time and expertise to the project.

The September 30 showing is also very special because, according to the St. Augustine Record, there will be a panel for the event including former demonstrators, including Barbara James, who served 60 days in the St. Augustine jail. The panelists will strive to help the audience answer the challenging questions posed by the film.

Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival Oct 27

Wow! The Fall screenings are started to add up. The good folks Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival, a.k.a FLIFF have changed the screening time/day to afford better attendance. Dare Not Walk Alone will now be shown on Friday, October 27 at 5PM at Cinema Paradiso. Click the link for details and to buy tickets.

And as always, tell a friend!

p.s. This will be one of the first screenngs with the newly remastered, high quality version of the film, produced by the caring souls of Crawford Communications of Atlanta, to whom DNWA is eternally thankful.

Connecticut Shows Announced October 5 and 7

Okay! Let's hear it for the Connecticut Film Festival. The good folks up North have scheduled two showings of Dare Not Walk Alone.

Thursday, October 05 at 7:00 PM - The Bethel Cinema
Saturday, October 07 at 1:30 PM - The Garden Cinemas

Click the link above for more details and remember to tell your friends!

When the Levees Broke

The moving 4 hour Spike Lee documentary about Katrina's socio-economic impact will be playing on HBO throughout September and into October. Read more about the project here.

Fans of DNWA will recognize some of the core issues at the heart of both films. Here is the schedule.

p.s. We can't say much yet, but word is that DNWA has been seen by some folks at Spike's production company, 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks in Brooklyn, and the initial feedback was very positive.

Roundup of Currently Scheduled Screenings

Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival, October 20-November 12 (screening time TBA).

Martin Luther King Jr National Historic Site in Atlanta, October 19 (details to follow).

2006 FAIF International Film Festival, Hollywood, on October 12 at 9:30PM.

Connecticut Film Festival some time between October 3rd and 8th.

In addition, Jacksonville University staff and students can see the film and panel discussion on September 13 at 7:00pm in the Gooding Auditorium.